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Monday, December 05, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 2A 





WYOMING -- Hose Company No. 2 is asking residents for donations again, but
that is only because the firefighters' first fund drive stalled. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The volunteer company needs between $15,000 and $18,000 to repair the roof
of the firehouse at Stites and Oak streets, said John Salvo, the department's
secretary. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A company fund drive begun in the last week of October yielded only $3,800,
Salvo said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We decided it was time to have a fund drive, but it's slow in responding
right now," Salvo said. "It's a tough time of the year to do it." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 But another harsh winter with more heavy snow could collapse the roof,
Salvo said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "It hasn't caved in, fortunately, but that's what we're afraid of," Salvo
said. "We're afraid it won't take another winter." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The company has been housed in the building since the mid-1950s, and the
roof has been worked on twice since then, but a new roof is needed, he said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The situation is not threatening the 18-member fire company's existence,
however. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 If the money isn't raised before winter, Salvo said the company will have
to borrow money and hold fund drives over the next few years to pay of the
loan. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "We're going to avoid borrowing as much as possible, and put the roof on
before we have an actual problem" Salvo said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Contributors can mail their donations to the firehouse at 218 Stites St. or
drop them off at the building, Salvo said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The company last held a fund drive in 1981, Salvo said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Fire Company Seeks Funds To Repair Roof West